Konica Minolta MAGICOLOR PLUS, MAGICOLOR, MAGICOLOR PLUS PRINTER, QMS MAGICOLOR, MAGICOLOR 2 User Manual

QMS magicolor® /

magicolor® Plus

Printe r User’s Guide

1800364-001B

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Printers Cov ere d by t his Ma nua l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

The magicolor Print er Laser Print er . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

The magicolor Plus Laser Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

About the Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Standard Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Other Docum ent ation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

About This Manua l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Typograp hic Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Printer Featu res. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Color Lase r Tec hnol ogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

QCOLOR Technol ogy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Multiple Resolut io n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Software Loadable System (SL S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Energy Saver Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

QMS Crown Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Media Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Automatic Jam Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Convenient Co ntr ol Panel Oper ation. . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

PS Executive Series Uti liti es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

PostScript Level 2 Compa tibil ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

Resident HP PCL 5C and HP-GL Emul atio n . . . . 1-15

Intel RISC-base d Contro ll er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

65 Resident PostScript Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Printer Option s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Chapter 2 Initial Printer Setup

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Finding a Good Location for You r Printe r. . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Location Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

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What’s Included in the Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

QMS Product Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Unpacking the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Installing De velope r an d Toner Cartri dge s . . . . . . . . 2-11

Removing the Pressure-Release Pi eces . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

Installing the Cleani ng Pad and Oil Bottle. . . . . . . . . 2-24

Installing the Wast e Tone r Pac k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30

Installing the OPC Belt Car tridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32

Filling the Paper Casse tte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38

Starting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43

Connecting the Power Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43

Using the Power Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44

The Start-up Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44

Installing Optio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46

Chapter 3 Connecting the Printer

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

About Macintosh Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Connecting to a Macin tosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Making the Conne ction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Printing from t he Macintos h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Installing the Printer Ut ilitie s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Installing Lase rW ri ter 8. x

and the magi color 4.1 PPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Installing Pri nt er Descri pt ion File s . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Testing Ma ci nt osh Communi ca ti on. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Where to Go Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Connecting to a PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

How to Choose a Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Making the Conne ctio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

PC Printing Softwa re. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Installing the Windows 3. 1 Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Printer Description File s (PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Testing Parallel Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

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Testing Serial Commu nicat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Checking Serial Commu nic atio n Set tings. . . . . . . 3-18

About the Printer’s Comm un icat ion Modes. . . . . . . . 3-22

Simultaneous Inter face Opera tion (SIO). . . . . . . . 3-22

Emulation Sensing Processin g (ESP) Mode s . . . . 3-22

Chapter 4 Printer Configuration

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Printer Configuration Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Configuration Method Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

The Printer’s Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

The LCD Message Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

The Control Panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

The Funct ion Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 5

Using the Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Password-protected Menu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Selecting Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Entering Alphan um eri c Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Saving Configuration Se le ct ions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

The Main Menu Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

The Install ation Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Installation/ Ope rator Pa sswrd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Installation/ Use Ope ra tor Pwd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Installation/Adm in Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Installation/ Use Adm i n Pwd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

The Operator Control Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Operator Contr ol/Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Operator Contr ol/Cop ie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Operator Contr ol/Col la tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Operator Control/Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Operator Contr ol/Inp utb in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Operator Control/Chain Input bi ns. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Operator Contr ol/ Col or Se par ation. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Operator Contr ol/Col or Mod el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Operator Contr ol/ Man ual Fee d Siz e . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

The Administ ra tion Men u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

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Administ rat ion/Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

Administ rat ion/Emulat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

Administ ratio n/Sp ecia l Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37

Administ ratio n/St ar tup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39

Administ rat io n/Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42

Administ rat io n/E ngine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46

Administ rat ion/Miscell aneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50

Administ ratio n/Di sk Ope rat io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52

The Optional Features Men u s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54

Document Option Comm a n ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56

Header/Trail er Page Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56

Header/Trail er Infor mati on Comma nds . . . . . . . . 4-56

HP-GL Emulation Features Comman ds . . . . . . . . 4-57

HP-PCL Emulation Fea tures Co mm ands . . . . . . . 4-57

Lineprint er Emula tion Fe ature s Com mands . . . . . 4-57

PostScript Emul ation Feature s Com m and s. . . . . . 4-58

Printer Featu res Co mm and s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58

Chapter 5 Print Media and Daily Operations

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Refilling the Media Cassette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Manual Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Printing Transpa ren ci es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Printing Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Printing on Letterh ea d or Other Prepri nt ed Media . . . . 5-8

Printing on 3-Hol e or Other Pre-p unc hed Medi a. . . . . 5-8

Printing Env elopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Printing on Thi ck Pape r Stock s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Page Sizes, Imag ea ble Reg ion s and Margi n s. . . . . . . 5-10

Page Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Selecting a nd Storing Medi a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Media Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Media Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Configuri ng the Printe r for Collat io n . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Changing Pri nt Job Reso lut io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

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Adjusting Pri nt Densi ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

Cancelling and Ending Pr int Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Cancelling a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Sending an End-of-Jo b Indi cato r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Diagnosti c and Spec ial Pa ges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

The Start-up Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

The Status Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20

The Sample Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21

The Registra tion Pa ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21

Header and Trailer Page s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21

Chapter 6 Consumables and Preventative Maintenance

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Storing and Handling Consumabl es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Storing Consumables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Handling Consum able s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Replacing Consum able s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Repla c ing a To ner C artri dge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Repla c ing a Deve loper C artri dge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 7

Replacing the OPC Belt Car tri dge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Replacing the Cleani ng Pad and Oil Bot tle. . . . . . 6-12

Replacing the W ast e Tone r Pac k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

Moving the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18

Removing the Fuser Unit and Oil Bottl e. . . . . . . . 6-19

Removing and Replacing Pressure- Release Pi eces 6-22

Preventati ve Ma int enance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25

General Tips for Extending Printer Lif e . . . . . . . . 6-26

Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26

Cleaning the Charge r Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27

Cleaning the Pre- Cha rge r Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31

Cleaning Reg ist er and Transfer Roller s . . . . . . . . 6-34

Cleaning the Paper E xit Rol le rs and Plates. . . . . . 6-37

Cleaning the Pape r-Fe ed Roller

and the Manual-Feed Be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38

Cleaning the Exte rio r of Your Printer. . . . . . . . . . 6-41

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Chapter 7 Optimizing Color Output

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Automatic Color Cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Enabli ng Q
Enabli ng Q

COLOR for Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

COLOR for the Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Fine-Tuning Colo r Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Printer Default Ha lftone Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Dither Pa ttern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Gamma Correct i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Printer-Residen t Color Rendering Dictionaries . . . 7-8

Color Manag emen t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

Device Calibra tion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

Color Matchin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

Methods of Col or Match ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

Color Matchin g wit h a CMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

Color Matchin g with PostSc ri pt Level 2. . . . . . . . 7-12

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PANTONE

* Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13

The Resident PostScript Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15

The Resident HP PCL Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18

Chapter 8 Printer Options

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

The Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Installing the Sheet Feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Using the Envelope Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Font and Emulation Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Using Font and Emulation Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Security Card s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

Using a Security Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

Removing the Control le r Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

Replacing the Controller Boar d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Single In-Line Memo ry Modules (SIMMs) . . . . . . . 8-22

* Pantone Inc.’s check-standard trademark for color reproduction and color reproduction materials.

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Installing a Netwo rk Inter face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26

Using an Optional Network In terfa ce . . . . . . . . . . 8-32

Centroni cs to Datapro ducts Conver sion. . . . . . . . . . . 8-32

Internal Hard Di sk Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38

Using External Hard Disks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-42

Identify ing External Hard Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44

Formatting an External Hard Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44

Installing a n Opti ona l Card Font or Emulati on. . . 8-46
Removing an Optio nal Car d Font or Emul atio n . 8-48

Formatting the Internal Hard Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49

Installing Print Syste m Softwa re and Font s. . . . . . . . 8-51

Installing System Sostware from a PC

to a Functiona l Pri nte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-51

Installing Syst em Sostware and Fo nts from a PC

to a Non-Functional Prin te r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-53

Installing System Sostware from a Macintosh

to a Functiona l Pri nte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-56

Installing Syst em Sostware and Fo nts
from a Macintosh to a Non-Functional Printe r . . . 8-57

Chapter 9 Troubleshooting

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Responding to Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Service Call Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

Clearing Medi a Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Clearing Misfe ed Jam s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Clearin g Inner Jam s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9

Clearing Oute r Jam s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14

If the Media Jam Message St ays On. . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

Jam Recov ery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

Preventing Med ia Jam s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18

Preventi ng Enve lop e Jam s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19

Internal Hard Disk Proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19

Miscellaneous Prob lems: A Quick Che ck . . . . . . . . . 9-20

IBM PC and Compati ble Com pu ter Che ckl ist . . . 9-22

Apple Macinto sh Che cklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22

Mechanical Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23

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Control Panel Select io ns Don’t Take Eff ect. . . . . 9-23

Data LED Stays Li t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24

No Start-up Pa ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24

Printer Reset s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Printer Lock s Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Blank Page s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Not All Pages Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26

Print Quality Probl em s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27

Generally Poor Print Qual ity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27

Specific Print Quality Problem s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27

Placing a Service Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33

Appendix A QMS Customer Support

QMS Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

QMS National Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

QMS World-wide Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Appendix B Technical Specifications

Print Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Internal Hard Di sk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Environm e nta l Re qui re me nt s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Media Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Consumables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

SIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Warrant y Consideratio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9

How Consumables Affect Your Warranty . . . . . . . B-9

How Electrostat ic Disch arg e

Affects Your War ran ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Cable Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

LocalTalk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Macintosh to Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

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IBM PC/XT, PC/AT , and

Compatibl e Compu te rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

Centroni cs Paral lel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

Notes to the Cent ro n ic s Pa ra ll el Cabl e

Pinouts Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

1284 Parallel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15

Dataprodu cts Para llel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16

Appendix C Notices

FCC Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Canadian Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Vfg 1046/1984 Conform it y State ment . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Bescheinigung des Herst elle rs/I mp ort eur s . . . . . . . C-2

Declara tion of Ma nufacture r/ Im port er . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Electroni cs Em issi on s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Laser Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Proprietary Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Manual Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Colophon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Appendix D Additional Technical In form ation

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

How Your Printer Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Memory Mana ge me nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

The Memory Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

Frame Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

PostScript Heap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

Spool Buffers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6

PostScript Font Cach e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6

Emulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7

Temporary Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7

Display List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8

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Index

Disk Cache. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8

MB Printer Mem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9

System Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9

Hard Disk Managem ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9

Spooling Overflow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-10

PS Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-10

PS Protocol Menu for Opt ional Network

Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-12

Advantages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-13

Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-13

Updated DOCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-14

PCL 5 Emulation Terminolo gy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-14

Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-14

Font Index Num be r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-15

Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-15

Resource. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-16

Updated PCL 5 DOCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-17

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Introduction

Chapter highlights:

■ About the documentation

■ About your QMS magicolor printer

Chapter 1

Introduction

This chapter provides a brief overview of the products covered in
this manual, an explanation of the printer documentation, and an
explanation of the printe rs’ main featur es and benefits.

Printers Covered by this Manual

This manual covers two versions of the magicolor Laser Printer:
the magicolor and the magicol or Plus. Th roughout the manual, we
use the name “magi color” when we’re presenting information that
is relevant for both printers. We use the name “magicolor Plus”
when we’re presenting information that is relevant only to the

magicolor Plus Laser Prin ter.

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REMOTE
SWITCH

Fig. 1.1 The QMS magicolor/mag icol or Plus

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The magicolor Printer Laser Printer

Your QMS magicolor Laser Printe r produces 300 or 600 d pi color
or 600 dpi monochrome prints, using advanced color laser
technology combined with the QMS Crown multitasking printer
operating system. The magicolor prints in color at a rate of 2 to 3
pages per minute, and in monochrome at 8 pages per minute. It
prints on plain or laser paper and on transparencies and labels , and
supports letter, legal, executive, and A4 media sizes. The printer
ships with either 12 or 28 MB of RAM. See “Printer Features,”
later in this chapter, for a detailed list of your printer’s capabil ities.

The magicolor Plus Laser Printer

The magicolor Plus has the same features as the magicolor, plus
faster print speed (3 to 6 pages per minute in color; 12 pages per
minute in monochro me), envelope and thick stock sup port, and an
Energy Saver mode for reduced power consumption when not
printing. It ships with eit h er 12 or 24 MB of RAM.

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About the Documentation

Your printer comes with several pieces of documentation, but you
don’t have to read it all to use your print er. In fact, y ou may never
refer to some sections at all, depending on how you u se the printer
and what environment you use it in. However, the more familiar
you are with the docu mentation, the easier it’ll be for you to achieve
the results you want from your printer. Read this section to learn
how we’ve organized information and which documents you’ll
probably refer to most often.

Standard Documentation

The following six pieces of standard documentation accompany
your printer.

■ QMS magicolor Laser Printe r Setup Guide

This fold-out document explains how to set up the
magicolor printer for the first time. (Printer set-up
information is also included in chapter 2, “Initial Printer
Setup.”

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■ QMS magicolor Printer User’s Guide

You’re looking at it right now. The “Abou t This Man ual”
section, later in this chapter, details the contents of this
guide.

■ QMS Crown Document Opti on Comm ands

This document lists and explains Document Option
Commands (DOCs). You insert these commands into
documents or separator files t o en able j ob-sp ecific pri nter
features (or special features that your application or page
description language can’t access). In most cases, only

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advanced network users and system administrators need
this information.

■ QMS Crown Network Notes

These notes provide tips for getting the best performance
from your printer if it’s connected t o a network through the
parallel or serial port. In most cases, only advanced
network users and system administrators need this
information. This manual is contained one of the disks
shipped with your printer. The README file on the disk
explains how to access the manual.

■ HP PCL 5 Emulation T echnical R eference

This document covers the HP PCL 5 emulation. In most
cases, only advanced PCL 5 users and system
administrators need this information.

■ QMS Crown Technical Reference

This document provides advanced technical information,
including information on communication protocols,
HP-GL emulation, HP PCL emulation, CCITT, and
PostScript emulation. In most cases, only advanced users
and system administrators need this information. This
manual is contained one of the disks shipped with your
printer. The README file on the disk explains how to
access the manual.

Other Documentation

Other sources of informatio n you may find help ful are

■ HP PCL 5C Technical Support Notes

These notes cover the HP PCL 5C color commands. They
are available free through CompuServe, the QMS bulleti n

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board, and Q-FAX. Appendix A, “QMS Customer
Support,” of this document explains how to use these
services.

■ Printer Option Documentation

If you purchased a printer option (for example, a direct
network interface card), you may have received separate
documentation for it. Check chapter 8, “Printer Options,”
of this manual for additional option information.

■ Electronic Informati on

CompuServe, th e In ternet, ou r bul letin b oa rd, and Q-F AX
are all sources of information from QMS. Appendix A,
“QMS Customer Su pport,” of this manual explains how to
use these sources.

Don’t forget that the documentation for yo ur application, operating
system, and net work probably contains useful p rinting information.

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About This Manual

This User’s Guide is organized in three parts, Installati on (chapters
1 through 3), Operation (chapters 4 through 6), and Reference (the
rest of the manual). A tab for each of these sections was included
with your manual: insert them at the beginning of the appropriate
chapters to make it easier to navigate the manual.

Installation

■ Chapter 1: Introduction

Gives an overview of the printer documentation and the
printer’s major features; it also discusses the QMS Crown
operating system and l aser prin ting.

■ Chapter 2: Initial Printer Set up

Directs you in unpacking and install ing the print er.

■ Chapter 3: Connecting the Printer

Discusses Simultaneous Interface Operation (SIO) and
Emulation Sensing Processor (ESP) mode, and explains
how to connect the pri nter to a host through the Local Talk,
parallel, or serial port.

Operation

■ Chapter 4: Printer Configuratio n

Describes control panel components and functions and
tells how to use the Configuration menu to configure the
printer to your printing requirements.

■ Chapter 5: Print Media and Daily Operations

Discusses print media sizes, loading, handling, and
storage. It also covers operations such as printing

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envelopes, transparencies, thick stock, and labels,
adjusting print density, and canceling or ending print jobs.

■ Chapter 6: Consumables and Preventative Mai ntenance

Guides you through hand ling and replaci ng consum ab les,
such as the toner, developer, cleanin g pad, oil bo ttle, OPC
belt cartridge, and waste toner pack. It also covers moving
and preventative maintenance for the printer.

Reference

■ Chapter 7: Optimizing Co lor Out put

Chapter 1

Discusses Q

COLOR, the QMS Automatic Color Control

Technology, explains how to fine-tune color options,
discusses color match ing, and lists the pri nter’s typefaces.

■ Chapter 8: Printer Options

Describes installing and using optional printer hardware,
such as font, emulation, and security cards; memory
upgrades (SIMMs); hard disks; and network interface
cards. Also explains how to upgrade the syst em so ftwa re.

■ Chapter 9: Troubleshooting

Explains how to clear jams and interpret status messages;
outlines po ssible print quali ty problem s and solutio ns; and
explains how to place a service call.

■ Appendix A: QMS Customer Support

Lists sources of help and information .

■ Appendix B: Technical Specifications

Provides technical specifications for the printer and lists
available supplies and replacement parts. This appendix
also gives the recomm ended pin outs for LocalTalk, serial,

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IBM PC/XT, IBM PC/AT, and parallel (Centronics and
Dataproducts) cables.

■ Appendix C: Notices

Presents legal, safety, and other notices.

■ Appendix D: Additional Technical Information

Provides information on how your printer works, and on
customizing the print er’s memory all o catio n.

■ Glossary

Explains many of the terms used in the document ati on.

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Typographic Conventions

Mixed-Case
Courier

Text you type, and messages and information
displaye d on th e co mp uter moni tor

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Mixed-Case
Italic
Courier

UPPERCASE
COURIER

lowercase bold PostScript operators

lowercase italic Variable inform at io n in text and PostSc rip t varia bles

UPPERCASE File and ut il it y nam e s

↵ Press the Enter key (PC) or Return key (Macintosh)

^X Press and hold down the Ctr l key (PC) while you type

Variable text you type; replace the italicized word(s)
with infor mation specif ic to your pr inter or workst ation

Informatio n disp layed in the print er messa ge windo w

the following letter.

NOTE: Notes contain tips, extra information, or important

information that deserves emphasis or reiteration.

CAUTION: Cautions present information that you need to know
to avoid equipment damage or extreme annoyance.

WARNING!

Warnings indicate the possibility of personal in­jury if a procedure is not performed exactly as described in the
manual.

ACHTUNG!

Bitte halten Sie sich exakt an die im Handbuch
beschriebene Vorgehensweise, da sonst Verletzungsgefahr
bestehen könnte.

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Printer Features

The following overview acquaints you with the printer’s major
features and their benefits. Consult the table of contents or index
(blue pages) of this manual to find more information on the
features.

Color Laser Technology

The magicolor and the magicolor Plus Laser Printers feature
advanced color-laser technology that allows them to produce
inexpensive, durable, 300 or 600 dpi prints on plain paper or
transparencies, at 3 to 6 color pages and 12 monochrome pages per
minute (on the magicolor Plus) or 2 to 3 color pages and 8
monochrome pages per minute (on the magicolor).

QCOLOR Technology

The magicolor Laser Printe r features QCOLOR, a QMS-developed
technology for automatically optimizing color printing, for
Windows and Macintosh applications. When enabled, QCOLOR
configures the magicolor for the best output quality based on the
contents of the document (for example, text, line art, presentation
graphics, photographs, or scans).

The magicolor printer also supports device-independent color,
either directly or through a color management system, such as
Apple’s ColorSync and Pantone’s POCE. This printer also
supports the PANTONE

®

* MATCHING SYSTEM, the st andard

model for color reproduction in graphic arts and publ ishing, to help

* Pantone, Inc.’s check-standard trademark for color reproduction and color reproduction

materials.

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you see the most accurate PANTONE Color simulations for
proofing. Chapter 7, “Optimizing Color Output,” contains more
information on QMS Automatic Color Control and color
management systems.

Multiple Resolutions

If you purchased a printer with 12 MB RAM, you can print color
or monochrome documents in 300 dpi or monochrome document s
in 600 dpi. You can print col or and monochrome documents in 600
dpi if you install additional RAM in the printer. The magicolor
ships with either 12 or 28 MB of RAM, while the magicolor Plus
ships with either 12 or 24 MB of RAM. See appendix B, “Technical
Specifications,” for specific information on RAM requirements
and color resolution.

Software Loadable System (SLS)

Your printer has a software loadable system, SLS, which allows
you to replace or upgrade its system software from a host. Future
enhancements to the system softw are can be easily installed as they
become available from QMS.

Energy Saver Mode

The magicolor Plus printer’s
Energy Saver option allows it
to automatically enter a
lower-power state after no print
jobs have been received for a
certain length of time (which
you define). The Energy Star
version of the magicolo r Plus printer (look for an Energy Star label
on the back of the printer) is compliant with US Environmental

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Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star regulations. The EPA
Energy Star Computers program promotes the use of
energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, and printers and the
reduction of air pollution caused by power generation. See
“Administration/Engine/Energy Saver ” in chapter 4, “Printer
Configuration ,” for information on Energy Saver options.

NOTE: The addition of some optional interfaces, in some

QMS Crown Operating System

Your printer features the QMS Crown multitasking printer
operating system. Some of it s features are

combinations, may cause the product to become
non-Energy Star compliant.

■ Multitasking

The printer receives, compiles, processes, and prints
simultaneously, so jobs are printed more quickly and the
host is free sooner.

■ Simultaneous Interface Operation

All interface s are active at the same time, buffering and
processing data until p ages can be printed, whi ch increases
throughput. (Each input buffer can be expanded with
optional mem ory. )

■ Emulation Sensing Processor Technolo gy

When in ESP mode (selectable through PS Executive
Series Utilities or the control panel), the printer analyzes
incoming data and selects the appropriate pri nter language
from those available, so users don’t have to set switches or
send commands to use different printer emulations. ESP

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mode works with most popular commercially available
applications.

■ Context Swit ch ing

After initial use, the state of an emul ation and downloaded
data (fonts, macros, overlays) is preserved for as long as
the printer power is on, so repetitive downloading is
unnecessary.

■ Compile-ahead Processing

Pages are compiled into intermediate, compressed blocks
of data that can be imm ediately and more easi ly rasterized
or more efficiently stored for concurrent compiling,
rasterizing, and printing. This allows the printer to
maintain full print speed under maximum job activity.

■ User-configurable Input Buffers

Printer memory can be configured to enable the most
efficient spoo ling for a particul ar environm ent. Chapter 4,
“Printer Configuration,” contains more information on
printer memory.

■ Spooling Overflow

Data is spooled transparently to the internal hard disk, so
input buffers aren’t limited to RAM capacity.

■ Compressed Data Format

Data is compressed so that ent ire document s can be stored
in the printer, allowing us ers to take advantage of advanced
document handling features such as jam recovery without
resendin g files.

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Media Flexibility

With this printer, you can print on plain paper,laser paper,
transparencies, and labels (and, if you have a magicolor Plus
printer, envelopes and thick stock) in letter, A4, executive, and
legal sizes. Plain paper, economical and widely available, is the
ideal choice when adding spot color to reports, newsletters, and
other documents. Laser paper, such as Hammermill’s Laser Print,
allows the richest color output and most consistent coverage
(especially for large areas) for the highest quality documents or
prepress proofs. See chapter 5, “Print Media and Daily
Operations,” for detailed information on different media typ es.

Automatic Jam Recovery

The printer has jam recovery, so that after a jam is removed, the
printer automatically reprint s the jamm ed page(s) and fini shes th e
job.

Convenient Control Panel Operation

The keypad and message window on the control panel allow e asy
access to the Configuration menu, through which you can change
printer defaults to suit your needs. The message window and the
LEDs indicate printer status. Messages can be displayed in Engli sh,
French, Spanish, or German. An optional security card allows
access through the printer control panel to be password protected,
so that only users who know the password can change printer
configuration.

PS Executive Series Utilities

Once you install this software on your ho st, use its menus to access
printer features, such as printer naming and font and emulation
downloading. PS Exec also contains sample files that illustrate

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some of your printer’s capabilities. The PS Exec software is
accompanied by Macintosh screen fonts and a P C screen printing
utility. You can also load new system software through PS Exec.
A README file explains how to install PS Executive Series
Utilities, and its onli ne help expl ains how to use the utili ti es.

PostScript Level 2 Compatibility

The printer’s Level 2 emulation is fully compatible with Adobe’s
PostScript Level 2 page description language, whose features
include devic e-independent color, i mproved memory and resource
management, data compressio n/decompressi on filters, and pattern
and form caching. Full support (selectable through PS Executive
Series Utilities or the control panel) for Po stScript Level 1 files is
also included in this print er.

Resident HP PCL 5C and HP-GL Emulation

Your printer emulates the HP PaintJet XL300 PCL 5C printer. This
emulation supports the complete set of color commands in the
XL300, 13 outline typefaces, and 7 PCL Courier and Lineprinter
bitmap fonts (see “The Resident HP PCL Fonts” in chapter 7,
“Optimizing Color Output,” for a font list). It also supports
HP-GL/2 vector graphics. This printer also emulates the followin g
HP-GL plotters: 7550A, 7470A, 74 75A, and Col orP ro.

Intel RISC-based Controller

A 33 MHz Intel 80960CF RISC microprocessor boosts processing
speed.

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65 Resident PostScript Fonts

Your printer comes with 65 licensed PostScript fonts. All these
fonts have multilingual character sets. See “The Resident
PostScript Fonts” in chapter 7, “Optimizing Color Output,” for a
list.

Printer Options

■ Full-color 600 dpi print ing in all supported page sizes

If you upgrade to 28 MB RAM or more, you can print
four-color documents in all supported page sizes in 600
dpi. See appendix B, “Technical Specifications,” for
specific information on RAM requirements and color
resolution.

■ User-upgradable RAM (Random Access Memory)

The resident RAM is user-upgradable to as much as 64
MB, which allows your printer’s capacities to grow with
your needs. Additi onal RAM expands p rinting capabili ties
and can improve system performan ce.

■ Font and Emulati on Cards

Fonts and printer em ulations are contained on sm all printer
circuit boards called cards, which can be plugged into slots
on the front of the printer. Contact your QMS vendor for
a complete list of available cards.

■ Direct Network Interface for Ethernet or Token-Ring

A direct network interface is available for DECnet,
EtherTalk, LAN Manager/LAN Server, Novell NetWare,
TCP/IP, and EtherTalk on Ethernet networks, as well as
LAN Manager/LAN Server, Novell NetWare, and TCP/IP
on Token-Ring networks.

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■ Hard disk expandability

Your printer comes standard with an upgradable 80 MB
internal hard disk. Also, through the resident 25-pin SCSI
connector port, the printer’s capabilities can be expanded
with up to six external hard disks. A hard disk provides
storage for a cache of character bitmaps, downloaded
outline fonts , and other files.

■ 250-sheet Optional Sheet Feeder

The cassette in the opt ional sh eet feeder can hold up to 250
sheets, which allows you to spend less time refilling
cassettes and to use different types of media more
conveniently (for example, you could load transparencies
in the standard cassette and plain paper in the
sheet-feeder’s cassette.)

■ Envelope Cassette

You can purchase an envelope cassette from your QMS
vendor. This cassette holds up to 30 DL or Com 10
envelopes and fits in the standard or optional
media-cassette slot.

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Initial Printer Setup

Chap ter highlight s:

■ Finding a good locat ion for your printer

■ Unpacking your printer

■ Installing the developer and tone r

■ Installing the cleaning pad, oil, bottle, and waste toner pack

■ Installing OPC belt cartridge and paper cassette

■ Printing a start-up page

Chapter 2

Introduction

This chapter explains how to set up the QMS magicol or printer for
the first time. For quick information on replacing print media,
developer, and toner after the initial setup, see chapters 5 and 6,
“Print Media and Daily Operations,” and “Consumables and
Preventative Maintenance.”

NOTE: We recommend that you have the printer set up by a

QMS-authorized technician. The instructions in this
chapter are provided for people experienced in working
with printers, but must be followed carefully to avoid
damage to the printer. QMS reserves the right to charge
for repairs necessitated by improper installation. See
appendix B, “QMS Customer Support,” for information
on contacting QMS.

Chapter 2

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Finding a Good Location for Your Printer

Location Requirements

Your printer should locat ed

■ On a hard, level surface (maximum 1° slant) capabl e of

supporting the printer weight (approximately 106 lbs/48
kg).

■ Away from cooling sources, heating sources, extreme

temperature changes, direct sunlight, excessive dust , and
corrosive chemicals or vapors.

■ Away from any strong electromagnetic field (such as that

created by an air conditioner) and excessive vibration.

■ In an area with a moderate temperature (64° to 81° F; 18°

to 27° C).

■ In an area with a relative humidity of 60% to 70%.

■ An appropriate di stance from the host: less than 6 feet (1. 8

meters) for parallel communic ation, less than 25 feet (7.5
meters) for serial communication.

■ Near an electrical outlet.

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■ With proper clearance and ventilation area: left side 36"

(90 cm), righ t side 4" (10 cm), front 28" (70 cm), rear 16 "
(40 cm).

■ With enough space for you to open the printer and to access

the paper cassette(s). Figure 2.1 illustrates the proper
clearance for your printer.

Fig. 2.1 Printer Clearance

Power Requirements
Your printer requires a properly grounded (earth connection) 120

volt (±12 volts) outlet. The required frequency is 60 Hz (±2 Hz).

The electrical connection should be direct, not via a branched
socket, and should be surge-protected. Noise-generating
equipment shouldn’t be connected to the same electrical outlet as
the printer.

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What’s Included in the Shipment

In addition to this manual, your shipment should contain the
following it ems:

■ QMS magicolor prin ter

■ OPC belt cartridge

■ 4 developer cartridges (1 each yellow, magenta, cyan,

black)

■ 4 toner cartridges (1 each yellow, magenta, cyan, black)

■ Cleaning pad

■ Oil bottle

■ Waste toner pack

■ Power cord

■ PS Executive Series Utilities disks

■ Softload system back-up disks (includes printer system

software and PostScript fonts on DOS and Macintosh
disks, and PCL fonts on a DOS disk).

■ QMS magicolor Laser Pri nter Set up Gui d e

■ QMS Crown Technical Reference

■ QMS Crown Document Option Commands

■ QMS Crown Network No tes

■ HP PCL 5 Emulation Technical Reference

Interface cables aren’t included with the printer. Contact yo ur QMS
vendor if you need cables. See chapter 3 , “Connecting the P rinter,”

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for information on cables, and appendix B, “Technical
Specifications,” for cable pinouts. If you find any part of the
shipment missing or damaged, contact the shipping company or
your QMS vendor immediately. Don’t return any merchandise to
the manufacturer without authorizati on.

QMS Product Registration

Register your QMS product now. In the US, call [phone]
to register. In other countries, see appendix A, “QMS Customer
Support,” for the appropriate numb er.

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Unpacking the Printer

The packing materials that protect the print er during shi pment must
be removed. You might want to save the packing materials in case
you ever have to move or ship the printer.

CAUTION: You may damage the printer if you turn it on before
all packing materials a re removed.

WARNING!

without consumab l es. Do not at tempt to lift it by yoursel f.

ACHTUNG!

Bitte versuchen Sie niemals, den Drucker alleine anzuheben
oder zu transportieren.

1. Remove everything except the printer from the shipping

carton (fig. 2.2).

2. With the assistance of anoth er person, grasp the printer by the

four ridged finger grips (two on each side of the printer) and
lift it out of the carton and remov e the plas tic wrap (fig. 2.2).

The printer weighs approximately 106 lbs (48 kg)

Der Drucker hat ein Gewicht von ungefähr 48 kg.

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Fig. 2.2 Unpacking the Printer

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3. Before you begin setup, take a few minutes to look over

figures 2.3 and 2.4. They provide a quick overview of the
exterior parts of your printer.

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Fig. 2.3 Front View of the P r i nt er

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Fig. 2.4 Back View of the Printer

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4. Remove the two p olysty rene inserts from the top cover of t he

5. Remove all packing t ape from the exte rior of the print er.

6. Grasp the front end of the top cover and lift it up to remove it

printer.

(fig. 2.5). Then, set the cov er aside for now.

Fig. 2.5 Remove the Top Cover (front view)

7. Remove the two p olystyrene shipp ing spacers from inside th e

printer.

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Installing Developer and Toner Cartridges

When you load developer and tone r cartridg es, the colors m ust be
in a set order from the back of the printer to the front. Black should
be loaded in the slot closest to the rear of the printer, followed by
cyan, then magenta, and finally yellow in the front slot.

BK

C

M

Y

Fig. 2.6 Cartridge Loading Orde r (fron t view)

WARNING!

The developer and toner are highly combustible
powders; never burn them. Also, avoid inhaling loose devel­oper or toner or getting them around your eyes; they can cause
respiratory probl ems and eye irritation .

ACHTUNG!

Bei Entwickler und Toner handelt es sich um
gefährliche Pulver, die leicht entzündlich sind; sie dürfen
deshalb niemals mit offenem Feuer in Berührung kommen.
Einatmen oder Berührung mit Haut und Augen ist ebenfalls
zu vermeiden, da dieses zu Beeinträchtigungen der Atemwege,
Haut oder Augenreizungen führen könnte.

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CAUTION: The same color developer and toner cartridges must
always be loaded in the same place on the printer. To prevent
accidental mixing of colors, each toner cartridge has pins that are
keyed to fit only the developer cartridge of the corresponding color.
Never force a toner cartridge onto the wrong developer cartridge.
This can damage the cartridges and the printer.

NOTE: A developer cartridge must be installed before the toner

1. Remove the developer cartridge from its protective bag,

cartridge of the same color.

starting with the black cartridge. (The developer cartridges are
color-coded on their tops.)

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2. Grasp the two green latches, one at e ach end of th e cartridge,

and raise them straight up (fig. 2.7) to open them.

3. Holding the developer cartridge by the green latches, gently

lower it into the open cartridg e slot closest to th e ba ck end of
the printer until it seats firml y under the securing latch es (fig.

2.7).

Fig. 2.7 Load De v elop er Cartrid ge (front vi ew)

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4. Close the green latches by pushing them forward and down to

hold the developer cartridge in pla ce (fig. 2.8).

Fig. 2.8 Close L atc he s (r e ar view)

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5. Grasp the tab on the top of the developer cartridge. Pull the

tab and attached clear tape st raight up and out of the c artridge,
making sure the tape comes completely out (fig. 2.9). Then,
discard the tab and tape.

Fig. 2.9 Remove Sealing Tape (rea r vie w)

6. Locate the toner cartridge that matches the color of the

developer cartridge just installed, and remove it from its
protective bag. (Toner cartridges are color-coded—black,
cyan, magenta, or yellow—on the top .)

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7. Hold the toner cartridge as shown in figure 2.10, and shake it

horizontally . This distributes toner evenl y inside the cartridge
and helps assure quality printing .

Fig. 2.10 Distribute Toner in Cartridge

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8. Hold and squeeze the toner cartridge across the center (fig.

2.11), and align it with the developer cartridge of the same
color. Make sure the pins on the back side of the toner
cartridge line up with th e notches o n th e developer c artridge.

CAUTION: Never force a toner cartridge onto the wrong developer
cartridge. Not only will this damage the cartridges, but also the
pressure can damage the printer.

9. Lower the toner cartridge until it fits firmly onto the notches

on the developer cartridge (fig. 2.11).

Fig. 2.11 Align Cartridges (rear view)

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10. Press the top of the toner cartridge until the cartridge latches

11. Grasp th e tab on the top of the ton er cartri dge.

12. Hold the t oner cartridge in place wi th one hand as you pull the

securely in place.

tab and attached clear tape straight up and completely out of
the cartridge (fig. 2. 12) using the ot her hand. Then d iscard the
tab and tape.

Fig. 2.12 Remove Se ali ng Tape (rear vie w)

13. Repeat steps 1-12 to load the cyan, then the magenta, and

finally the yellow d eveloper and toner cartridges, mak ing sure
each toner cartridge is loaded onto the corresponding
developer cartridge.

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When you finish, the black cartridges should be in the last slot
toward the back of the printer, then the cyan in the next slot, the
magenta in the third slot coming forward, and the yellow in the
front sl ot .

After the toner and developer are installed, you need to remove the
pressure-release pieces.

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Removing the Press ure -Rel eas e Piece s

Two pressure-release pieces help relieve tension on t he fuser rollers
to protect the rollers from accidental damage during shipment.
These pieces must be removed before printing. Use the following
procedure to remove these pieces:

1. With the top cover still off, pull up on the paper exit unit latch

and then tilt the unit back and down t o open it (fig. 2.1 3).

Fig. 2.13 Open the Pape r Exit Uni t (rear view)

2. Pull back the two latches (one on each side) of the separator

pawl unit to unlock it. Then, tilt the pawl unit back in the
direction of paper exi t unit at the back of the pri nter (fig. 2.14).

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Fig. 2.14 Open Separator Pawl Unit (front view)

Chapter 2

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3. Open the pressure-release lever on the e nd of the f user unit

(fig. 2.15).

Fig. 2.15 Open the Lever (rear view)

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4. Grasp the tab end of one of the green pressure-release pieces

and gently pull it up and out of the printer (fig. 2.16). Remove
the piece at the other end of t he fuser roller in the same manner.

Fig. 2.16 Remove Bo th Piece s (fron t view)

5. Store the two pressure-release pieces in a safe place.

NOTE: You need to reinstall both pieces if you move the
printer farther than just across a table or from one side of a
room to another—especially if the printer may not remain
level or may be j ost led. S ee “Mov ing you r Pri nter” in chapter
6 for details o n replacing these pieces. Also, reinstall both
pieces if the printer wil l not be used for 2 weeks or more.

6. Close the pressure-release lever on the end of the fuser unit.

Once the pressure-release pieces are removed, you need to install
the cleaning pad and oil bottle.

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Installing the Cle ani ng Pad and Oi l Bottle

The cleaning pad removes printing debris (such as excess toner and
paper dust) from the fusing unit. The o il keeps toner from sticking
to the fuser rollers. Instructi ons fo r ins tall in g the cleanin g pad and
oil bottle are given in this sect ion . Replacing the cleaning p ad and
oil bottle are covered in chapter 6, “Consumabl es and Preventati ve
Maintenance.”

To install the cleaning pad and oil bottle

1. Remove the cleaning pad and oil bottle from their protective

bags.

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2. Holding the cleaning p ad by its center t ab, ali gn the cente r of

the tab with the triangle mark on the printer (tab-side away
from the triangle) (fig. 2.17).

3. Slide the pad i nto the slot ab ove the heat roller (fig. 2.17). Th e

pad is correctly positioned when it is centered snugly in the
slot.

Fig. 2.17 Install the Cleaning Pad (front view)

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4. Snap the separator pawl unit closed (fig. 2.18).

Fig. 2.18 Close Separator Pawl Unit (front view)

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5. Pull open the spring latch on the outer edge of the oil bottle

retainer, and lift the retainer up and toward the center of the
printer (fig. 2.19).

NOTE: The spout of the oil bottle has a seal to prevent oil
from spilling unti l the bottle is installed on the pin in the fuser
slot.

6. Hold the bottle, spout end down with the label facing the

printer’s front, over the slot in the top of the fuser unit (fig.

2.19).

7. Lower the bottle into place, making sure the spout on the

bottom of the bottle aligns with the pin in the fuser slot. The
bottle is positioned co rrectly when it fits snugly in the slot and
is flush with the top of the fuser unit.

Fig. 2.19 Install the Oil Bottle (rear view)

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8. Close the oil bottle retainer, making sure the lat ch snaps back

9. Close the p ap er exit unit (fig. 2. 20).

in place.

Fig. 2.20 Close the Pape r Ex it Unit (rear view)

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10. Replace the top cover (fig. 2.21).

Fig. 2.21 Replace the Top Cover (front view)

Now install the waste toner pack. The next section covers this
process.

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Installing the Waste Toner Pack

NOTE: For information on replacing a used waste toner pack, see

chapter 6, “Consumables and Preventative
Maintenance.”

To install the waste toner pack

1. Remove the waste toner pack from its protectiv e bag.

2. Follow the instructions accompanying the pack for

assembling it, being careful not to puncture the bag.

3. Open the waste toner door by pushing the cover on the

top-right corner (fig. 2.22).

Fig. 2.22 Open the Wast e Toner Door (side vie w)

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4. Holding the waste toner pack by the side tab, insert the pack

into the printer until it fits securely (fig. 2.23). Then, lift up
slightl y on the tab to be sure the pack is level and cente red.

Fig. 2.23 Insert the Waste Toner Pack in the Printer

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5. Close the waste toner door.

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Chapter 2

Installing the OPC Belt Cartridge

This section covers installing the OPC (Organic Photoconductor)
belt cartridge into your printer. See “How Your P rin ter Works” in
appendix D for details on the role the OPC belt plays in printing.
Replacing the cartridge is covered in chapter 6, “Consumables and
Preventative Maintenance.”

To install the OP C cartridg e

1. Open the manual feed tr ay (fig. 2.24) by pushi ng the top-right

corner to release the spring latch.

Fig. 2.24 Open the Ma nual Feed Tray

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CAUTION: The OPC belt is extremely sensitive to bright lights
and direct sunlight. Do not remove the cartridge from its protective
bag until you are ready to install it. Limit exposure to light of 800
lux (the average fluorescent lighting in an office) to under 2
minutes. If exposure exceeds this, put the belt into a dark place,
like inside the p rinter, to recover; depending on exposure, recovery
may take up to 2 hours.

Also, handle the belt cartridge carefully. The belt is extremely
sensitive to hand oils and scratches, both of which will reduce print
quality.

2. Remove the OPC belt cartri dge from its prot ect ive bag.

NOTE: Be sure to save the protective bag to use during printer
cleaning and maintenance when the OPC belt cartridge is out
of the printer.

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3. Remove the pressure release and tens ion release pin sets (one

set on the left and one on the right) from the OPC belt cartridge
(fig. 2.25).

NOTE: The pressure release and tens ion release pin s prote ct
the belt and its cleaning blade by relieving tension during
shipment. Save these pins to reinst all them if you need to shi p
the printer later.

Fig. 2.25 Remove the Release Pins

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4. Make sure the green handle on the end of the OPC belt

cartridge is turned up (unlocked).

5. Slide the cartridge three-quarters of the way into the printer

until the notch es on each side of the botto m rest on the lip of
the manual feed tray (fig. 2.26).

Fig. 2.26 Slide Cartridge Pa rt ially in to Print er

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6. Remove the black light-shield paper from the OPC belt by

pulling the tab on the front as shown in figure 2.27 and pullin g
the paper straight out of the printer.

NOTE: If the light-shield paper doesn’t slide out easily or if
it should begin to tear, pull the OPC belt cartridge a little
farther out of the printer and try again.

Fig. 2.27 Remove the Light-S hield Pap er

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7. Firmly slide the cartridge the rest of the way into the printer

until it snaps into place. It is in place when you can see the
green arrows inside the metal frame of the printer.

8. Turn the green end-handle on the cartridge down to close it

and lock the cartridge in place.

9. Close the manual feed tray (fig. 2.28 ).

Fig. 2.28 Close the Ma nual Feed Tray

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Filling the Paper Casset te

Instructions are given here for loading and printing on letter- or
A4-size paper. Chapter 5, “Print Medi a and Daily Operations,” has
instructions for refilling the cassette, for printing on other media
types and sizes, and for inserting media manually. Chapter 5 also
contains information about margins and imageable areas.

1. Pull the paper cassette out of the printe r (fig. 2.29).

Fig. 2.29 Remove the Paper Cassette

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2. Make sure the size key slide on the back end o f the cassette i s

set for letter- or A4-size media (fig. 2.30).
NOTE: The printer comes from the factory configured to print

on letter- or A4-si ze media. If you want to print on a different
size media, see “Refilling the Media Cassett e” in chapter 5 for
information. Al so, see chapter 4, “Printer Con figurati on,” for
information on setting si z e through the control panel.

EX LT A4 LG

EX LT A4 LG

Fig. 2.30 Check the Cassette Size Key Slide

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3. From the pap er wrapping, determin e which is the print ing side

4. Fan the paper (fig. 2.31) to prevent the sheets from sticking

of the paper (an arrow points in the direction of the printing
side on most wrappers). Then remove a stack of paper
approximately 1" /2 7 mm (250 sheets) or less.

NOTE: Make sure the paper is in good condition, free of such
things as folds , tears, or wrinkl es.

together. Align the edges of the stack on a flat surface.

Fig. 2.31 Fan the Paper

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5. Load the paper printing-side up in the cassette, top end first

for letterhead or preprint ed media. (Printing on the wrong si de
may reduce print quality.) Make sure the paper lies flat and
does not exceed the upper-limit mark on the cassette for foil
(transparencies) or paper (fig. 2.32). Overloading the cassette
can cause a jam.

Paper
Foil

Paper
Foil

Fig. 2.32 Load the Paper

6. Adjust the paper guides o n e ach side and o n the trail ing edge

of the media so that they rest lightly against the media without
causing it to buckle.

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7. Slide the filled c assette into the printer (fig. 2.33) until it snaps

firmly into place and is flush with the front of the printer.

Fig. 2.33 Slide the Cassette into the Printer

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Starting the Printer

After you have unpacked the pri nter and installed the con sumables,
you need to connect the power cord and turn on the two power
switches.

Connecting the Power Cord

The power connector is on the back of the prin ter on the lower-left
side.

CAUTION: Make sure that the main power switch on the back of
the printer is off (the O is pressed down). Make sure the remote
power switch on the front is off (the button i s out).

1. Connect one end of the power cord to the rear of the printer

(fig. 2.34).

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Fig. 2.34 Connect the Power Cord

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2. Connect the opposite end of the power cord to a grounded,

Using the Power Switches

There are two power switches on your printer, a main switch on
the rear and a remote switch (for convenience) on the front. Only
one switch has to be off to turn off the printer; however, both
switches must be on to turn o n the p rinter. Tu rn on the back switc h
by setting it to the on (|) position. Turn on the front switch by
pressing it in.

CAUTION: If the printer won’t be used for several days (such as
over a weekend), or if any maintenance work is done, make sure
at least one of the power switches is off. This reduces wear and
extends the life of the fuser.

When first turned on, the printer goes through an initialization
warm-up and self-testi ng period of approximately 4 minut es. Close
to the end of this process, the prin ter produces a start-up page (see
the next section for information on the start-up page). When
warm-up is compl et e, IDLE displays in the message window.

surge-protected, electrical outlet.

NOTE: If the start-up page does not print, see chapter 9,

“Troubleshoot in g. ” Make sure yo u wai t lon g eno ugh f or
the initializati on process to finis h.

The Start-up Page

When you initially turn on your printer, a start-up page prints in
approximately 4 minut es. This page gives basic informati on about
the printer, such as the printer’s name, the PostScript emulation
level and version, and various printer settings. For a detailed list of

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what the start-up page includes, see “The Start-Up P age” in chapter

5.

If the start-up page prints, and the p rint qualit y is good, go to chapter
3, “Connecting the Printer. ”

Otherwise, see chapter 9, “Troubleshooting,” for more
information, and be aware of the followi ng warnin g.

WARNING!

Be sure to turn the printer off (both switches),

and then unplu g it before checki ng your insta llation .

ACHTUNG!

Bitte schalten Sie unbedingt den Drucker aus
und ziehen Sie den Netzstecker heraus bevor Sie die korrekte
Installation des Druckers überprüfen.

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Installing Options

If you purchased any printer options, such as extra memory or
emulations, install these now. If installation instructions are
included with the option, follow those, and be sure to check for
additional ins tructions in chapte r 8, “Printer Option s.” Then return
to chapter 3, “Connecting the Printer,” to finish setting up your
printer.

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Connecting the Printer

Chap ter highlight s:

■ Connecting to a network

■ Connecting to a Macintosh

■ Connecting to a PC

■ About printer communi cat ion modes

Chapter 3

Introduction

This chapter explains how to connect your printer to a host
computer after you have set it up according to the instructions in
the previous chapter, “Initi al P rint er Setup. ”

Connecting to a Network

If you’ve purchased a network interface for your printer, see
chapter 8, “Printer Options,” for installation information, and see
your network and your interface kit documentation for further
details.

About Macintosh Networks

If you’re connecting to a print network such as TOPS or
AppleShare using LocalTalk-type connecto rs and boxes, see your
Macintosh and network docum entati on for detail s spe cific to your
setup.

Chapter 3

All Macintosh users on a network must use the same version of
LaserWriter to run corr ectly. For example, if the network has a
mixture of LaserWriter 7.0 and 8.x, it will experience frequent
reinitialization problems. Also, to get color output, you must use
LaserWriter and Laser Prep 6.0 or higher. (System 6 users must
also all have the same version of Laser Prep unless they’re using
LaserWriter 6.1 or higher.) Check the version number by selecting
the LaserWriter icon, then holding down the Command key whi le
pressing the lette r I. The driver version number appears in the Info
window.

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Connecting to a Macintos h

What You Need

To connect your printer to a single Ma cint osh, yo u need th e item s
shown in the illust ratio n below:

■ Two PhoneNET-type transformer boxes

You need one with a DIN-8 connector for the printer port
and one with the connector required by your Macintosh
(usually a DIN-8).

■ RJ11 (telephone) cable

■ Terminating resistors—p robably two

If you’re replacing a printer already connected to a Macintosh, you
probably already have this equipment.

Fig. 3.1 Macintosh-P ri nt er In terf ac e Cab le s and Por t

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NOTE: If you’re connecting more than one Macintosh to the

printer, in an AppleTalk network, see your PhoneNET
and Macintosh documen tati on for informatio n.

Making the Connection

CAUTION: Turn off both the printer and the Macintosh before
making the connectio n.

1. Plug the connector from one transformer bo x into the printer’s

LocalTalk port.

2. Plug the connector from the other transformer box into the

Macintosh.

3. Connect the two transform er boxes wi th the tel ephone cable.

4. Put terminating resistors into any open sockets in the

transformer boxes. This ensures proper communication
between the Macintosh and the printer and helps speed up data
transmi ssion.

5. Turn on the printer.

Printing from the Macintosh

If your Macintosh was previously connected to a PostScript print er,
you can probably start printing now. See your application
documentation for instructions on sending a document to the
printer or see “Testing Macintosh Communication,” later in this
chapter.

However, to take advantage of all your printer’s special features
(like Q
size and type select ion ), or if you’ve never printed to a PostScript
printer before, you need to take a few minutes to load the following
software from the Macintosh dis ks we shipped wit h your prin ter:

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COLOR Automatic Color Control Technology, and media

Chapter 3

■ PS Executive Series print er utilities

PS Exec is a utilities software package for controlling the
printer from the Maci ntosh. For exampl e, through PS Exec
you can turn off the start-up page, install printer-resident
screen fonts, rename the printer, download fonts, manage
hard disks, print font samples, and print a file containing
four-color simulations of Pantone-identified colors and the
percentage of the process colors used to create them. Many
of the procedures described in this manual involve using
PS Exec.

■ LaserWriter 8.x and the magicol or 4.1 PPD f i le

Although your Macintosh system software came with a
LaserWriter driver, we recommend you install
LaserWriter 8.x and the magi color or magi color Plus PPD
(a printer description file) so you can take advantage of
special printer features (like Q

COLOR Automatic Color

Control Technolo gy, an d media size and type selection).

■ Application -sp ecific print er files

If you plan to print from Aldus PageMaker, Aldus
FreeHand, Aldus PrePrint, Adobe Separator, or
QuarkXPress, you’ll also want to install the latest printer
description file (PPD, PDX, or PDF) for your particular
software. (You can probably print without them, but you
may not be able to access all your printer’s features, and
you may get an error message telling you to change the
printer name.)

Installing the Printer Utilities

1. Insert the Macintosh F ormat PS Executive Series Utilities disk

in your Macintosh.

2. Double-click the PSExec3.xx.sea file.

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3. In the window that appears, choose Continue.

4. In the window that appears, specify a folder to install the

utilities t o and ch oose Sav e.

5. After all the files are extracted, choose Quit.

6. Open the Utilities folder in the PSExec 3.xx Folder and

double-click PSInst all to personalize the program.

7. Double-click the PSExec icon to run the program.

Check the README file for updates, and see the PS Exec
Help for information on using the program.

Installing LaserWriter 8.x and the magicolor 4. 1 PPD

1. If you haven’t already, follow the instruction s given above in

“Installing t he Printer Ut ilit ies. ”

2. Make backup copies of your current LaserWriter drive rs and

the contents of your Printer Descriptions folder. (If you use
System 7, these files are stored in the Extensions folder in
your System Fold er. If you use System 6, these files are stored
in the System Folder. )

3. Delete your LaserWriter 8 preferences files. (If you use

System 7, this file is stored in the Preferences folder in your
System Folder. If you use System 6, this file is stored in the
System Fold er. )

4. Open the PSExec 3.xx Folder, then the Drivers folder, then

the LaserWriter folder to display the LaserWriter 8.x icon
(among other things).

5. Drag the LaserWriter 8.x icon to your current System Fold er.

(The system knows where to copy it. If you’re prompted for
permission to copy the file to the folder, choose OK.)

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6. System 7 users: Create a folder called Printer Descriptions

7. Open the PPDs folder in side the Driv ers folder in the PSExec

8. Open the Ver 4.1 folder inside the PPDs fo lder.

9. Select the magicolor or the magi color Plus PPD in the Ver 4.1

10. From t he Apple menu , choose Choo se r.

11. In the Chooser window, select the LaserWriter 8.x icon and

12. Choose the Setup button.

inside the Extensions folder inside the System Folder, if one
doesn’t already exist.

System 6 users: Create a folder called Printer Descriptions
inside the System Folder, i f one doesn’t already exist.

3.xx Folder.

folder and drag it to the Printer Descriptions folder you created
in step 4.

select the QMS magico lor or magicolor Plus.

The LaserWriter queries the printer and automatically
chooses the appropriate PPD. Now you can access printer
features by choosing Options in your application’s Print
dialog box. Choose Help in the Options dialog box for
information on these option s.

NOTE: If you use Adobe PhotoShop, go to PhotoShop’s Page

Setup dialog box, and select Use Printer’s Default Screen
under the Screens option. (This allows your choices in
the QMS driver to take effect.)

Installing Printer Description Files

If you plan to print from Aldus PageMaker, Aldus FreeHand, Aldus
PrePrint, Adobe Separator, or QuarkXPress, install the approp riate

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printer description file (PPD, PDX, and/or PDF) as described
below:

NOTE: The application (PageMaker, FreeHand, PrePrint,

Separator, or QuarkXPress) should be installed before
you install the printer description file(s).

1. If you haven’t already, follow the instruction s given above in

“Installing t he Printer Ut ilit ies. ”

2. Install the appropriate printer description file(s) for your

application from the Drive rs folder in the PS Exec folder:

If you use Adob e Sep arator, in stall the PPD file. Your Separator
documentation explain s where to put it.

If you use QuarkXPress, install all the magicolor PDFs in the
same folder as QuarkXPress. A PDF for each printer-resident
halftone is included: Use the PDF for the halftone setting you are
using (for example, use the Enhanced PDF if you are using the
factory default Enhanced halftone setting). Check your
QuarkXPress documentation for more PDF details.

If you use Aldus PageMaker 5.x, insta ll the ve r sio n 4.1 P PD in
the Printer Descriptions fold er.

If you use Aldus PageMaker 4.x, install the version 3.0 PPD and
PDX files in the PPDs folder in the Aldus folder in the System
Folder.

If you use Aldus FreeHand 4.x, install the v ersion 4. 1 PPD in th e
Printer Descriptions folder.

If you us e Al dus Free Ha nd 3 .x, install the version 3.0 PPD and
PDX files in the PPDs folder in the Aldus folder in the System
Folder.

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If you use A ldus PrePrint, install the version 3.0 PPD and PDX
files in the PPDs folder in t he Aldus folder in th e System F old er.

Testing Macintosh Communication

You can test communication between the printer selected in the
Chooser and the Macintosh by sending a fil e to the print er from an
application (see your application documentation for more
information), or by printing a directory, as described here:

1. Display a disk or folder window.

2. From the File menu, choose Page Setup. Select paper size,

3. From the File menu, choose Print Directory or Prin t Window.

4. Select the printing options you want, then click Print or OK.

printing orientation, and any other necessary options. Then
select OK.

A dialog bo x app ears.

(Choose the Save button to save your settings for future print
jobs.) A directory print s. (If no page prints, check chapter 9,
“Troubleshooting.” )

Where to Go Now

You’re now ready to print from your Macintosh.

From this poi nt , you’ll probably perform m ost printing tasks from
your application. For specific information, check the printing
section in your appli c atio n docum entati on.

For information on print media types and sizes, see chapter 5, “Print
Media and Daily Operations.” For information about using your
printer’s color-printing features, see chapter 7 of this manual,
“Optimizing Color Output.”

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Connecting to a PC

If you have a brand-new computer, before connecting the printer,
you should follow the manufacturer’s instructions for setting up t he
computer, including (if it’s not already installed) any operating
system softw are, such as DOS and Win dows.

What You Need

To connect your printer to a single PC, you need one of the
following interface cables (not included with your printer, but
available at any computer store):

■ a parallel cable (with 36-pin and 25-pin male connectors)

■ or a serial cable (with a 25-pin male and a 9- or 25-pin

female connector, depending on the computer’s serial
port)

If you’re replacing a printer, you probably already have the
necessary cables.

Chapter 3

How to Choose a Cable

We recommend using a p arallel cabl e if possi ble, because parallel
communication doesn’t require printer configuration, while serial
communication often does. However, if the printer is more than 6
feet (1.8 meters) from the computer, we recommend using a serial
cable for better communication.

NOTE: Interface cables should be no longer than 6 feet (1.8

meters) for parallel or 25 feet (7.6 meters) for serial
communication.

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Making the Connection

CAUTION: If you’re connecting the printer to a single computer,
turn off both systems first.

1. At back of the printer, attach one end of the cable to the

appropriate port.
Parallel users: Connect the 36-pin end of the cable to the

printer port labeled “p arallel, ” and close the cli ps.

Fig. 3.2 Parallel Ports

Serial users: Connect the male end of the cable to the printer

port labeled “serial,” and tight en the screws.

Fig. 3.3 Serial Ports

NOTE: The port covered with a metal bracket is the SCSI port,

which is used for connecting external hard disks.

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2. At the computer, attach the other end of the cable to

appropriate port. (The parallel port is female, and the serial
port is male. )

3. Turn on the printer and the compute r.

4. Test communication.

Parallel users: You can do this by sending a file from one of
your applications or you can see “Testing Parallel
Communication, ” late r in this chapter.

Serial users: You can do this by sending a file from one of
your applications or you can see “Testing Serial
Communication, ” late r in this chapter.

5. See “PC Printing Software,” below to finish connecting the

printer.

PC Printing Software

If you’re replacing a color PostScript printer, you can probably sta rt
printing now with the printing software already in place. You can
refer to your application documentatio n for instructions on sending
documents to the printer.

However, if you want to be able to use all your printer’s special
features (like Q

COLOR Automatic Color Control Technology,

media size and type selection, and collation), or if you’ve never
printed to a color Post Script printer before, we recommend you take
a few minutes to make sure you have the following printing
software installed:

■ PS Executive Series Utilities

■ A color PostScript printer driver

■ Printer description files (if you use QuarkXPress 3.3,

Aldus PageMaker, or Adobe PhotoShop)

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PS Executive Series Printer Utility S oftwa re

PS Exec, included o n the DOS disks we s hipped wi th your p rinter,
is a utility for controlling the printer from the computer. For
example, through PS Exec you can turn off the start-up page,
rename the printer, download fonts, manage hard disks, print font
samples, or print a file containing four-color simulations of
Pantone-identi fied col ors and t he pe rcentage of the process col ors
used to create them. Many of the procedures described in this
manual involve using PS Exec. The README file on the PS
Executive disk explains how to install the program, and the on-line
help explains how to use it.

Installing a Co lor PostScript Printer Driver

If you’re using Windows, we recommend that you install the

QMS-developed Wind ows driver. See “Installing t he Windows 3.1
Driver,” below.

If you’re using a non-Windows application, read the printing
section of the application documentation for information on
choosing a color PostScript driver. If the application does not
provide a color PostScript driver, contact the application
manufacturer to see if one has become available sinc e you bought
the program. Also, color PostScript drivers for some applications
are available through the QMS Corporate Bulletin Board System
and through CompuServe; see appendix A, “QMS Customer
Support,” for inform atio n.

Also, check to see if application notes (tips for printing from
specific applications) are available for your application from
Q-FAX, the QMS bulletin board, or CompuServe. Appendix A,
“QMS Customer Support,” explains how to use these QMS
information services.

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Installing the Windows 3.1 Driver

NOTE: The QMS-developed Windows driver supports all the

printer’s advanced capabilities. However, if you
experience printing problems while using our driver with
a particular applicati on, or if you r applicatio n (like Aldus
PageMaker) requires the use of the Mi crosoft PostS cript
driver, then we recommend using the Microsoft driver
along with the QMS WPD file, to add printer-specific
capabilities to the driver. (In this case, the QMS driver
for Windows can remain loaded in order to be used for
other applications.) The QMS WPD file is on the
Windows Drivers disk, shi pped wit h th e printer. See the
README file on the disk for information on using the
WPD.

Install the QMS driver for Windows (QSCRIPT.DRV) using the
following procedure:

1. Turn on your computer, start Windows, and insert the QMS

“Windows Driver” disk (shipped with your printer) into the
computer’s 3.5" floppy drive.

2. In Windows, open File Manager and display the contents of

the QMS Windows Driver disk.
Double-click the File Manager icon (usually located in

Program Manager’s Main window) and double-click the
appropriate disk-drive icon (the drive the Windows disk is in)
at the top of the File Manager window.

3. Drag the QSCRIPT.HLP file from the QMS disk to the

WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.

4. Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click the

Printers icon.

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5. In the Printers dialog box , in the Installed Printers list, remove

6. In the Printers dialog box, choose the Add but ton.

7. From the List of Printers that appears, choose Install Unlisted

8. In the text b ox that appears, t ype the nam e of the flopp y driv e

9. In the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer dialog box, select

The Control Panel icon is usually located in Program
Manager’s Main window.

all existing PostScript printers using the following procedure:

a. Select a PostScript printer in the Install ed Print ers list and choose

the Remo ve b u tt on.
b. Cho ose Ye s in the messa ge box tha t appe ars.
c. Repeat steps a and b until all PostScript pri nters ar e remo ved .

or Updated Printer and choose the Install bu tton.

(for example, A:\) the Wind ows di sk is in and choose OK.

“QMS PostScrip t Print er” and choose OK.
If you see the followi ng message: "Ins ert Microsoft Wi ndows

3.1 Disk #5 or a disk with the updated SSERIFF.FON file
in...," choose the Cancel but ton.

10. Choos e the Conn ect butt on t o configu re your printer port.

11. In the Conn ect dialo g box, select the appropriate host port in
the Ports list and choose OK.

12. Choose the Setup button, and in the Printers section of the
dialog box that appears, choose your print er (either magicolor
or magicolor Plus).

13. Choos e OK to retu rn to the Print e rs dialog box.

14. Choose Set As Default Printer to make the QMS printer the
default printer.

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15. Rep eat steps 6 through 13 to ins tall the QMS driver for other
ports or choose Close to exit the Prin ters dial og box .

Now you can set printer options from your application by choosing
Print Setup from t he application’s F ile menu and then cho osing the
Options button . Choose the Help button in any of the driver dialo g
boxes for informati on on dri v er opti ons.

Printer Description Files (PC)

Printer descri pti on files for Windows applicati ons are inclu ded o n
the Windows Drivers di sk shipp ed with your print e r:

If you us e QuarkXPress 3.3, install all the magicolor PDFs. A
PDF for each printer-resident halftone is included on our Windows
Drivers disk: Use the PDF for the halftone setting you are using
(for example, use the Enhanced PDF if you are using the factory
default Enhanced halftone setting). Check your QuarkXPress
documentation for more PDF details .

If you use PageMaker 5.x, use the versi on 4 PPD on our Windows
Drivers disk. Also, Aldus requires that the Microsoft PostScript
driver (version 3.56 or later) be used with PageMaker. See your
PageMaker documentation for instal lation instructions. To be able
to acces s magicolor features from the Microsoft driver, add the
QMS WPD file (also on our Windows Drivers disk) to the
Microsoft driver. See the README file on our Windows D rivers
disk for information on adding our WPD. Note th at the QMS driver
for Windows can be loaded to be used for applications besides
PageMaker.

If you use Adobe Photoshop, for best output quality use the
QMS-supplied Wi ndows driv er. Then, so th at choices in the QMS

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driver take effect, go to PhotoShop’s Page Setup dialog box, and
select Use Printer’s Default Screen under the Screens option.

Testing Parallel Communication

1. Go to the DOS C:\ prompt.

2. Create a short PostScript test file called PRINTEST.PS by

3. At the DOS C: \ p rompt , send PRINTEST. PS to the pri nter by

typing th e followi ng com mands :

copy con printest.ps↵
showpage↵
^D^Z↵

To type ^D and ^Z, press and hold down the Ctrl key while
you type the letters d and z. These are end-of-file characters.
You must type showpage, which is a PostScript command
telling the printer to eject a page, in lowercase letters. The ↵
symbol means press the Enter key, as it does throughout our
documentation.

typing th e followi ng com mand:

print printest.ps↵

If prompted for the name of the list device, type the name of
the parallel port the printe r is connected to, for example,

lpt1↵

NOTE: If the computer has more than one parallel port, they’re

probably labeled. If not, check the computer
documentation for the LPT port names .

If the printer and computer are communicat ing, a blank page should
eject from the printer. You are ready to start printing.

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